from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
GE Information Services
GEnie Services
<networking, company> One of the leading on-line services,
started on 1st October 1985, providing subscribers with
hundreds of special interest areas, computer hardware and
software support, award-winning multi-player games, the most
software files in the industry (over 200 000), worldwide news,
sports updates, business news, investment strategies, and
{Internet} {electronic mail} and fax (GE Mail). Interactive
conversations (Chat Lines) and {bulletin boards} (Round
Tables) with associated software archives are also provided.
GEnie databases (through the ARTIST gateway) allow users to
search the full text of thousands of publications, including
Dun & Bradstreet Company Profiles; a GEnie NewsStand with more
than 900 newspapers, magazines, and newsletters; a Reference
Center with information ranging from Agriculture to World
History; the latest in medical information from MEDLINE; and
patent and trademark registrations.
(http://genie.com/). Shopping 2000
(http://shopping2000.com/shopping2000/genie/).
Telephone: +1 (800) 638 9636.
TDD: +1 (800) 238 9172.
E-mail: <[email protected]>.
[Connection with: GE Information Services, Inc., a division of
General Electric Company, Headquarters: Rockville, Maryland,
USA?]
(1995-04-13)